I opened the basic file and set the parameters to Dubai. The system would not set automatically set so I used latitude and longitude to orient the environment. When I tried to bring in the Burj Khalifa Area, the file did not have data associated with orientation and it was also scaled differently . I decided to stick to the dimensions from the default settings because I thought this would be the proper way to approach the design more accurately. In dynamo I created nodes to send to excel. The excel was not populating correctly.
To follow the assignment I create six tests or six variations of the building based off of top rotation and when exporting to Excel all the numbers were similar for each building variation. It seems like Revit could only handle calculations for one building at a time so I changed my plan. I changed the nodes to output the building dimensions and measures one at a time and then I self populated a new Excel spreadsheet to create my graph.
When populating the table itself, I ran into issues with the data - The data didnt match because it was being extracted from Revit before it was fully processed. The numbers were quite off from the Dynamo output compared to the numbers in the Revit properties. My table and graph reflect the Revit properties because the numbers are more accurate. In hindsight, I would delay the time dynamo extracts the data from revit.
Other areas to note, once I built the tower I had to adjust it to fit within the specified dimensions in the assignment. I think the early tip about setting the number of levels well beyond the top of your building was useful. Not difficult to add them later but it was nice that it was already there when I extended the building even taller. Similarly it was nice to do some quick math ahead of time so that the levels in my building space evenly within the overall height of my building. I chose 20 feet between floors.
For my own building, I had to redo it multiple times. At one point I locked the top floor so it was constrained while I made changes. I left the project for a while and came back and forgot that I did that. I finally figured it out after redoing my building.
I explored heights and then twisted the layers to open conflicting surfaces that were closing in on themselves. By twisting the layers it opened up the sides to create the nice surfaces.
I then adjusted the measurements to fit within the projects constraints.
